Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid won the Stanley Cup Final MVP on Monday despite losing the series. He joins these NHL players in doing the same.
He just won't get to celebrate it with a championship as the Oilers star forward became the sixth player to get that prestigious awardMcDavid set a playoff record with 34 assists this postseason and his 42 points ranked fourth best, trailing only two playoff runs by Wayne Gretzky and one by Mario Lemieux . But he had no points in the final two games and ended up just short of the title after a
The Red Wings got into the playoffs in 1966 as the fourth seed in a six-team league but upset top-seeded Chicago in the first round thanks to Crozier allowing only six goals in the four wins. Hall kept St. Louis close to the established Canadiens in the Cup final that featured four one-goal games and two that went to overtime. Hall stopped 140 of 151 shots in the four-game sweep by Montreal.The Philadelphia forward was the only skater to win the award before McDavid thanks to a remarkable scoring run throughout the postseason with a record 19 goals and five assists in 16 games.
He stopped 61 of 66 shots against one of the most dynamic teams in NHL history to get wins in Games 5 and 6. He stopped 40 more shots in game 7 but the Flyers ended up on the short end of a 3-1 score.The Ducks entered the playoffs that season as the seventh seed in the West but made it all the way to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final thanks in large part to their goalie.
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